Production Technician

Job description:

Technical Production Operator

Location: Telford
Pay Rate: 35,000 - 45,447 per annum
Shift / Hours: 4-on / 4-off rotating shift pattern - days and nights

Benefits:

• Health & life insurance
• Overtime opportunities
• Professional training and development
• Health cash plan
• Latest machinery and high-tech facility
• Regular pay reviews
• Tech purchase scheme

About the Company

A well-established food manufacturing business with a modern, highly automated facility, now seeking a technically minded Technical Production Operator to join their growing production team.

The Role

As a Technical Production Operator, you will work hands-on with automated and semi-automated production machinery, ensuring lines run efficiently and resolving day-to-day technical issues.

Working on a 4-on / 4-off rotating shift pattern across days and nights , this role would suit someone who enjoys understanding how machinery works, identifying problems and getting involved with the technical side of production.

You don't need to be a qualified Maintenance Engineer, but you should be confident working with machinery and have an interest in developing your technical and automation knowledge.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate and monitor automated and semi-automated production machinery
• Carry out first-line fault finding and resolve minor machinery breakdowns
• Complete machine set-ups, adjustments and production line changeovers
• Identify recurring machinery or production faults and support root cause analysis
• Monitor line performance and help identify causes of downtime or inefficiencies
• Make basic adjustments to machinery to maintain production
• Escalate more complex mechanical or electrical breakdowns to the maintenance team
• Support continuous improvement across production processes
• Maintain strict food safety, quality and health & safety standards

Candidate Profile:

• Previous experience operating, setting or troubleshooting production machinery
• Technically minded with a genuine interest in machinery and automation
• Experience carrying out basic fault finding or resolving minor machinery issues
• Experience with machine set-ups, adjustments or line changeovers would be advantageous
• Strong problem-solving skills and an interest in understanding how equipment works
• Experience within food, FMCG, automotive, packaging or another automated manufacturing environment would be beneficial but isn't essential
• Willingness to learn and develop further technical and automation skills
• Able to work a 4-on / 4-off rotating shift pattern across days and nights

This Technical Production Operator opportunity could suit someone currently working as a Machine Setter, Technical Operator, Process Operator, Machine Operator, Production Technician or Manufacturing Technician who is looking to progress within a highly automated manufacturing environment.

How to Apply

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